December 2011
28 posts
November 2011
43 posts
A cup of Peppermint Tea...
Today I has been a very long day. Many of you who know my anxious/tired/hungry/overwhelmed side would likely have chose not to talk to me for much of the day and I feel sorry for my mom and Matthew for having to put up with my stresses.
I have to say that the day truly began yesterday evening when I brought the boxes filled with my belongings to the St. Paul Greyhound Station to have them mailed...
Conceptualizing Home
Yesterday i pulled five boxes, a suitcase and my backpacking pack from the luggage carousel the Amtrak station. Soon the majority of these will continue their Amtrak journey to Albany, NY where I will meet them, but in the meantime they filled the entire back of Anna’s hatchback Focus. So we decided to make an impromptu visit down to Mom in the hometown of Cannon Falls to drop off the boxes...
Deep Breath
Sitting on the train in my “Support Oregon Family Farms” t-shirt, burgandy peasant skirt and green cowgirl boots watching grand central station, river condos and the Willamette move away out the northeast window i’m in denial of my current location. In true Oregon fashion this window is dotted with residual rain with a high ceiling of grey clouds and the conductor just noted...
Preparing for departure...
At Gales Meadow Farm lunch is a communal celebration of food, friends, and an honored break in the day. This morning I woke at 5am remembering that I hadn’t yet started cooking the pork for tamales, so began to heat a Roger* roast in the over with onions, garlic, water, and some spices. I retired for a bit more sleep, then spent the morning taking everything I own (that was not already in a...
